e|——10———-12~~~~–&—–|——|
B|—12—-10—————&-10–|–12–|
G|————12-9———-&—–|——|
D|————————–&—–|——|
A|————————–&—–|——|
E|————————–&—–|——|
1 2 3 4 1
{“riff – &” means play the riff from the start
until the line of ampersands}
E A E
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
E A E riff – &
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
B A E
Well if I’ve done somebody wrong,
Lord, have mercy if you
riff
please.
E A
I used to have plenty of money,
the finest clothes in town,
E
But bad luck and trouble overtaken me,
bound to get me down.
A E riff – &
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
B A E
Well if I’ve done somebody wrong, Lord,
have mercy if you
riff
please.
E A
Keep on working now, child.
E A
Lord every morning.
Solo: A E| B A E
The solo starts out:
e|————————————|
B|—-8-10-11—–8-10-11—–8-10-11-|
G|–9———–9———–9———|
After that, it turns into a flurry of notes,
which is really hard to tab out,
and I didn’t find it quite compelling enough
to spend all the time.
E A
Well if I’ve been a bad boy, baby,
I declare I’ll change my ways.
E
I don’t want bad luck and trouble
to follow me all my days.
A E riff – &
Please have mercy, Lord have mercy on me.
B A E
Well if I’ve done somebody wrong,
Lord, have mercy if you please.
